Senior Streaming Platform Engineer (Rust) – High-Impact

Datadog; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock equity and employee stock purchase plan

Continuous professional development

Inclusive company culture

Global mental health benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Streaming Platform Client team in New York. This role involves building critical technologies powering data pipelines and optimizing high-throughput streaming libraries.

You will collaborate with teams in Europe and the US, mentor junior engineers, and lead projects that enhance the developer experience. Strong Rust skills and a passion for performance optimization are critical for success.

Datadog values equal employment opportunity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in low-level languages, ideally Rust.
• Experience in performance optimization and debugging.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement interactions between client libraries and control plane.
• Optimize high-throughput streaming library for performance.
• Provide technical documentation and support for users.
• Lead technical projects with end-to-end accountability.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns.

Skills

Rust proficiency

Performance optimization

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Kafka

FFI

Job description

Datadog is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Streaming Platform Client team in New York. This role involves building critical technologies powering data pipelines and optimizing high-throughput streaming libraries.

You will collaborate with teams in Europe and the US, mentor junior engineers, and lead projects that enhance the developer experience. Strong Rust skills and a passion for performance optimization are critical for success.

Datadog values equal employment opportunity and inclusivity in the workplace.